diff --git a/cmake/BuildPCRE2.cmake b/cmake/BuildPCRE2.cmake
index 57216730d..895b7f479 100644
--- a/cmake/BuildPCRE2.cmake
+++ b/cmake/BuildPCRE2.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # to the CMakeLists.txt. You don't need to link against the pcre2 library
 # because the static symbols will be in MaxScale.
 ExternalProject_Add(pcre2 SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/pcre2/
-  CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=-fPIC -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=N -DPCRE2_BUILD_PCRE2GREP=N  -DPCRE2_BUILD_TESTS=N
+  CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=-fPIC -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=N -DPCRE2_BUILD_PCRE2GREP=N  -DPCRE2_BUILD_TESTS=N -DPCRE2_SUPPORT_JIT=Y
   BINARY_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/pcre2/
   BUILD_COMMAND make
   INSTALL_COMMAND "")